Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-12-23
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

The poet Whittier became so years on Sat
friday, nth inst.
A syndicate Of gentlemen has leased the
high cliff known as Workhouse rock at the
entrance of MaFblehead, and erected tObog-
gan slide at a cost of $1,000. The chute Is
100 feet in length.
There were 30l9 National banks, with a
combined capital Of Sj7S, 1852, $40. in the
United States on Oct. 3, the date of the last
call of the comptroller of the currency. OF
them, 5G6 are located in New England, with
a capital of $l64 797, 600. Bostou's portion Of
the banking capital of the country is one
twelfth.
The Fitchburg railroad had its turn at n
collision on Saturday, 18th inst. The through
freight, No. 80, collided with a gravel train.
Michael l. Mack, brakeman of the freight,
was killed, and the fireman of the same
train was seriously injured. Several cars
were destroyed by fire The cause of the
accident has not been determined.
John ]. Jones, driver on the street rail
way in Springfield, Mass, was thrown off
his car and killed. He was dragged under
the wheels, and so mangled that it was with
great difficulty that he was extricated. He
lived about 10 minutes.
At Warren, N. H., Amos Clement was in
stantly killed by the accidental discharge of
his shotgun, the charge striking him in his
face.
The train from Brockton to Holbrook,
Mass, due at Goo, ran by the station. Mrs.
Lemuel Capen of Randolph one of the pas
sengers, suppoSing the train to he at the
station, was just alighting when the train
started to back up without any warning.
Mrs Capen was thrown violently between
the track and the platform of the station,
being so close to the locomotive as 1t passed
that its oil was smeared on her dress. Peo-
ala H. Il,IA e. khoa
gineer, and the train was stopped and the
lady rescued from her perilous position.
Her left ankle was sprained, the left side Of
the body badly bruised, and possibly she has
received internal injuries.
Edward Welsh, a shoemaker of Brockton,
Mass, was found dead in n small pool OF
water. The cause of his death is supposed to
be exposure, as no marks of violence were
found on him, and his pockets evidently had
not been rifled
Easthampton, Mass, has been greatly ex.
cited over tho appearance of strange man,
who appears on the streets between . and 10
o'clock in the evening, and frightens women
and children. He dresses in woman's clothes,
and wears gossamer waterproof. He
chased one factory girl home the other night,
and caught up with her just as she got to
her steps. She opened the door and fell
fainting OH the floor. He also chased Will
liston Seminary student to his room. The
student, with two other fellows, went out in
search of the prowler, but failed to find him.
The police have been looking for him I'M
successfully.
A mans body was washed ashore on
Scroton beach, Sandwich, with head and
both hands severed from the body, so that it
cannot be identified.
Keziah Burns and daughter, Mary Jane
Downs, who were arrested in Lowell, Mass,
for the larceny of two handkerchiefs, were
found to have in their possession other prop
erty stolen from stores, the Burns woman
having a bag made of underskirts in which
were concealed quite number of stolen
articles. An inspection of her premises
brought to light hundreds of dollars worth
Of fancy articles the Burns woman and her
daughter acknowledge having taken within
the past six months.
Frank Barta, Hungarian, working in the
drop forging works, at Hartford, Ct, had
his right arm drawn into the gearing of
heavy machine, and it was half an hour be-
fore he could be extricated His arm was
amputated and he is now doing well and
likely to recover.